Here comes a dose of some very good resources for photographers. Continue Reading »

Most digital SLR cameras can capture photos in RAW format. This gives you much more control when editing the photos, like adjusting contrast, exposure and white balance.

But not all cameras save the same RAW data. The main difference between them is bit depth. Most beginner cameras like Canon EAOS 100D save the data in 12 bit, more advanced ones 14 bit, and most high-end cameras 16 bit. Now what is the advantage of a higher bit depth? Continue Reading »

Do you not want to shoot in RAW at all? Do you sometimes not have the time to develop your RAW images? Here is a great guide from Revell Photography how to adjust the camera settings for better results when you avoid RAW:

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Light-test.com is dedicated to those light test shoots of photo sessions to test the light and to calibrate white balance and colors. Some of them are quite funny because the people involved know that these shots won’t be exposed to public, but this site actually does that!

Reminds me of when I was developing sets of fashion shots. The model was holding the colour card and making really funny faces. Unfortunately I can’t show samples!

Nice car wash grafitti captured by Sam Javanrouh

This is the first part of a series wher I’ll showcase some nice pictures from Flickr. Respect to all the Photographers! Continue Reading »

Publishing your pictures on the web is a crucial matter for most photographers. It’s great for showing your pictures to friends and to get feedback from other photographers. There are a lot of picture sharing sites out there, though Yahoo’s Flickr and Google’s Picasa Web Albums seem to be the most popular and attractive ones. Both offer a free version, with the posibility to opt in for pay-services. But let’s compare the free versions of Picasa vs. Flickr in detail! Continue Reading »

Recently I had the idea to capture some pictures from Google Streetview and edit them. The footage is not the best, the pictures from Streetview suffer Chromatic Aberration, Lens flare, bad stitching of the individual pictures it is made from, and bad contrast and colors. My intention was not to fix all of this, but to make the pictures somehow interesting. Being used to almost perfect DSLR footage, this was an interesting experience. Continue Reading »

The best picture of Islandic Eyjafjallajökull vulcano I have seen so far are by Martin Rietze. He captures the full power and strength of the eruption. He even has breathtaking videos!

Copyright of all images and videos by Martin Rietze

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mentalgassi is a Berlin-based street art collective transforming everyday objects into something that boosts your imagination. “Gassi” is German for “taking you dog for a walk”, so mentalgassi could be translated with “taking your mind for a walk”.

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